# Eight Hours of Unpaid Work. An 8/10 Rating. Then the Founder Said 'Red Flag.'

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Software engineer · via r/developersIndia

The process was already demanding: multiple interview rounds and an eight-hour timed technical assignment. The candidate was rated 8 out of 10. Then came the final ten-minute chat with the founder. The candidate suggested one bug was platform-specific rather than a code issue. The founder called it a "red flag" — an inability to take feedback. The rejection followed. Reddit users sided heavily with the candidate: ten hours of work undone by one disagreement with the person who signs the cheques.

*Source: [r/developersIndia · covered by Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/techie-fears-rejection-after-founder-calls-response-to-feedback-a-red-flag-i-am-speechless-101772091152376.html)*
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